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Wean yourself off the carbs brother. Add good amounts of monosaturated fat. Lose the grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar. Eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruits. Load up on the fish oil...10-15 grams a day.

The Caveman diet-Paleolithic diet.

This diet revolves around trying to mimic the diet of the caveman.

Qualified as a fad diet by the American Dietetic Association.

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Wean yourself off the carbs brother. Add good amounts of monosaturated fat. Lose the grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar. Eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruits. Load up on the fish oil...10-15 grams a day.

The Caveman diet-Paleolithic diet.

This diet revolves around trying to mimic the diet of the caveman.

Qualified as a fad diet by the American Dietetic Association.

The Paleo Diet -

Looking at the basics of Jake's posting - lose grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar, eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruit - doesn't sound too faddish. Agreed, it's tough for somebody to make a buck on folks that eats in a relatively simple manner. But a fad?

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Wean yourself off the carbs brother. Add good amounts of monosaturated fat. Lose the grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar. Eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruits. Load up on the fish oil...10-15 grams a day.

Since you are a Type 2...

Jake gave you the best "bang for the buck information".

It' very, very doable. And very comfortable. And very healthy but it is un-American.

Jake might look at it a bit differently but from my perspective "The Paleo Diet" by Loren Cordain covers what Jake said.

Been doing all that. It seems that the potatoes corn, peas, etc., don't make my sugar skyrocket as bad as some of the other family members with this disease, but rice, cookies, etc. will make it jump dramatically. Especially rice. I have always ate fish at least twice a week since as far back as I can remember, most of it caught by me! ^_^ I'll try and post some pics of the fish when I can.

It would be nice to go fishing again. That has been a while.

Heck, fishing is likely good for your health...LOL

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Wean yourself off the carbs brother. Add good amounts of monosaturated fat. Lose the grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar. Eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruits. Load up on the fish oil...10-15 grams a day.

The Caveman diet-Paleolithic diet.

This diet revolves around trying to mimic the diet of the caveman.

Qualified as a fad diet by the American Dietetic Association.

The Paleo Diet -

Looking at the basics of Jake's posting - lose grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar, eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruit - doesn't sound too faddish. Agreed, it's tough for somebody to make a buck on folks that eats in a relatively simple manner. But a fad?

No, the nutritution gurus make money selling books, consulting, promoting fad diets. The whole theory of this "diet" is eat what the cavemen ate. Yup, those little green peas (dietary grenades) will kill you. Contact the American Dietetic Association made up of professionals with degrees who conduct research. A fad diet. It is what it is.

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Wean yourself off the carbs brother. Add good amounts of monosaturated fat. Lose the grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar. Eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruits. Load up on the fish oil...10-15 grams a day.

The Caveman diet-Paleolithic diet.

This diet revolves around trying to mimic the diet of the caveman.

Qualified as a fad diet by the American Dietetic Association.

The Paleo Diet -

Looking at the basics of Jake's posting - lose grains, potatoes, corn, peas, and sugar, eat lean meats, vegetables, and some fruit - doesn't sound too faddish. Agreed, it's tough for somebody to make a buck on folks that eats in a relatively simple manner. But a fad?

No, the nutritution gurus make money selling books, consulting, promoting fad diets. The whole theory of this "diet" is eat what the cavemen ate. Yup, those little green peas (dietary grenades) will kill you. Contact the American Dietetic Association made up of professionals with degrees who conduct research. A fad diet. It is what it is.

Professionals with degrees... that takes a lot of money from somewhere.

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  • 4 months later...

UPDATE! Went to the Doc today, got my A1C checked and all... it came back as 5.7! Doc is taking me off some of the meds, said I could drop the Glipizide. Apparently, everything is going very well.

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Great!

A little observation for you:

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it...don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiency. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No pain...good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food are fried these day in vegetable oil. In fact, they permeated by it. How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy?!? HEL-LO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..

Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! 'Round' a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And remember:

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"

AND.....

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine

and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Your Pal,

WG

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I was diagnosed last year. I'm sure many who posted have some family history with this disease. It sounds like your doing great. It's funny, your numbers are identical to mine at this point, my first 2 A1C's after 3 months were 5.7. I totally changed the way I eat. I started the P90X workouts recently, and man do they get your heart rate up. Keep up he good work.

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Gene, even I knew it for a sarcasm.....

Thanks buddy,

I am very happy for you. You went in and addressed the problem and beat it. I have friends die because they did not have the sense of mind you had.

I was a Captain on a VFD, and between putting out fires, cleaning up auto accidents, drowning victims, shooting victims, people burned up, torn up, heart attacks, people dying while doing CPR, children, mothers, fathers, friends, I have to joke around a little. Otherwise, I would have gone insane long ago.

Cheers! :cheers:

Gene

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Grumpy,

Have to hi-jack the post just a sec.

Eric, I will type this real slow just for you.. I t - w a s - a - j o k e...

Grumpy, thanks! Hey, I've got a custom gun on order not too far from you. I should have you take it for a test drive before it gets shipped all the way out to Washington! We will see how it goes. Again, it is great to see you went in, got checked, and took care of the problem. Now, just don't forget your prostrate! :sick: I would suggest a Dr. with small knuckles.

Your Spewing Ignorant Pal,

WG

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